The Portland daily press., 1887-03-14
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE BLACK uussAR.

Tonight the McCaull Opera Company will
make their first appearance in this city.
What Stetson's opera companies have been
in the East, McCaull's have been in the
South and West. The members of the or
ganization which will appear in Portland
Theatre are all spoken of as good singers
and. actors. The opera of the "Black
Hussar" we have described in former
issue at some length. The mounting of the
piece is said to be very brilliant and the
scene with the troop of pretty girls and the
Black Hussar very dashing
HARMONY LODGE ENTERTAINMENT.
The following will be the programme of
the concert to be given by Harmony Lodge
tomorrow evening:
Observation-Disclosures Wagner
Imperial Mandolin and Guitar Club
Piano Trio-"The Moeking Bird.
, MIS-. Wyman, Misses Sargent and Thompson.
Readng--"Midsummer Nights Dream" ;. .........
Fred w. Adams.
Violin Solo-"Air Characterisque". DeBeriot
Miss Bertha g. Webb.
Duet-"0 Come to Me-. Kuchen
Mrs: Fellows and Mrs Morrison
Waltz-."Aunordelun Zum Tanz". Won Weber
Imperial Mandolin and Guitar Club.
Miss Anna Day Perry. '''''
~ Mrs. Nettie Miliiken Fellows. '''''''''''
Gavotte-"Secret Love-. ..........,....... Resch
!, Imperial Mandolin and Guitar Club. -''''"
Cavatina-"Deep in my Heart" .Centereni
Mrs. Jennie King Morrison.
Miss Bertha G. Webb. -A"u'''
n M1ealey ssrrwanged and read by Fred W. Adams
,,,.. Imperial Mandolin and Guitar Club:
Duet-"Morning Rays" Kucken
Mrs. Fellows and Mrs. Morrison.
THE MoNTsIoRENCI TROUPE.
This concert troupe of young people made
a great hit at Lewis Hall, Woodford's, last
week, and will give another concert at the
same place tomorrow evening. The young
people are aged between nine and fourteen
years, and their voices are remarkable. They
have been secured by the Village Improve
ment Society at great expense. There win
be a new programme furnished tomorrow
evening and souvenirs presented at the
door. A special horse car will leave Market
Square at 7.30 p. m. to accommodate those
from the city, returning after the concert
Tickets will be for sale at Owen, Moore 81
Co.'s and at Mr.. Chenery's. The following
compose the company: Jeanne de Bevallau,
prima donna, soprano, 10 years. Lisette
Aroma, contralto, IL years; Eugene Foa,
pianist, 10 years; Madelon Marbeuf, reader,
II years; Messrs. Vanberger, tenor, years !;
Guillaume de Courey. tenor, 10 years; Jean
de Lussac, basso, years; Jacques Odiot,
yiolinist, 10 years; Lanbepin, IA, cornet
Nine. Julie de Lussac, accompanist.
THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
The grand concert by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra will be given next Wednesday
evening at City Hall, under the direction of
Herr Gericke, and tho band will number
sixty musicians. There will be great de-
sire evinced to hear Mr.. Whitney Mockridge.
the great tenor, on this occasion. Good seats
can still be secured at St0ckbridge's.
The following will be the programme:
Overture Athalie) ................. Mendelssohn
Aris-"Lend Me Your Aid" from ''''''l
S' " Mr. .V Whitney Mocixridge. w. 00unOa
symphony in minor (unfnishea91 IF. -Sehuhest.
rarcc A 1fragm sars aerarSahdante con motto.
HR Fagsasg March from "Damnation Of 1''
g Vision Enhancing from = D''i'01
Mr. whitney Mockridg S.i's i"0in"'
Hungarian Dances. -. job. Brahms
This concert win commence at o'clock,
and to avoid disturbance the doors will be
kept closed during the performance of any
number on the programme.
NOTES.
Bosworth Relief Corps will produce an
original patriotic cantata, entitled MEM
cries of the War;" at City Hall on May Day
afternoon and evening.
Bennett & Moulton's Opera Company will
open l0r week at Portland Theatre, March
21st.
alone in London" will be produced at
Portland Theatre, Friday and Saturday next.
Next Saturday evening, the 18th, Mrs. Vim
cent whom everybody admires, will have
benefit at the Boston Museum. The bill TO
be presented is Sheridan's Rivals"
Anna Dickinson intimates that she will re-
turn to the stage. She says she would like
very much to have Wilson Barrett play the
title role in her "Aurelian," and in that case
she would be willing to appear in the sup
port as Zenobia the Queen.
"Ruddyg0re" is nearly ready for pro-
duction by Mr. Stetson's Boston company.
Rehearsals began the first of last week, and
the company expect to "try it on the dog
as the theatrical phrase terms the tentative
initial performance in Providence.
Then they will make a short tour to Port
land in order to have everything in first class
condition for the appearance in Boston on or
about April 4.
A company has been formed in New York.
with q capital not to exceed So, 000, 900, in
order to build at the Madison Square Gar
den vast structure, the lower floor to be
devoted to exhibitions and great meetings
and the second floor TO a large theatre and
smaller theatres around it for amateur per-
foImances, besides ball rooms and supper
rooms.